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arduino Nano Connector Carrier

28 x 43 mm Nano carrier that breaks a Nano board's pins out to two Grove analogue/digital connectors, a Grove UART, a Grove I2C, a Qwiic I2C connector and a microSD slot, with a 3.3 V / 5 V board-selector switch (Qwiic and microSD stay 3.3 V) - EUR 13.30.

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Part & documents

Data sheetData sheet →
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Pinout

30 pads, as the vendor numbers them.

#NameFunctionSignals
1D13 / SCKAnalog header JP1 pad 1: serial clockdigital 13, SPI SCK
2+3.3 VAnalog header JP1 pad 2: +3.3 V power rail3.3 V rail
3B0 / AREFAnalog header JP1 pad 3: analog referenceanalogue reference
4A0Analog header JP1 pad 4: analog input 0analogue 0
5A1Analog header JP1 pad 5: analog input 1analogue 1
6A2Analog header JP1 pad 6: analog input 2analogue 2
7A3Analog header JP1 pad 7: analog input 3analogue 3
8A4Analog header JP1 pad 8: analog input 4 / I2C serial data (SDA)analogue 4, I2C SDA
9A5Analog header JP1 pad 9: analog input 5 / I2C serial clock (SCL)analogue 5, I2C SCL
10A6Analog header JP1 pad 10: analog input 6analogue 6
11A7Analog header JP1 pad 11: analog input 7analogue 7
12+5VAnalog header JP1 pad 12: USB power (5 V)5 V rail
13BOOT1Analog header JP1 pad 13: board reset 1mode
14GNDAnalog header JP1 pad 14: groundground
15VINAnalog header JP1 pad 15: voltage inputpower in
16D12 / MISODigital header JP2 pad 15 (this entry's pad 16): master in slave outdigital 12, SPI MISO
17D11 / MOSIDigital header JP2 pad 14 (this entry's pad 17): master out slave indigital 11, SPI MOSI
18D10 / SSDigital header JP2 pad 13 (this entry's pad 18): slave selectdigital 10, SPI SS
19D9Digital header JP2 pad 12 (this entry's pad 19): digital pin 9digital 9
20D8Digital header JP2 pad 11 (this entry's pad 20): digital pin 8digital 8
21D7Digital header JP2 pad 10 (this entry's pad 21): digital pin 7digital 7
22D6Digital header JP2 pad 9 (this entry's pad 22): digital pin 6digital 6
23D5Digital header JP2 pad 8 (this entry's pad 23): digital pin 5digital 5
24D4 / SD_SSDigital header JP2 pad 7 (this entry's pad 24): digital pin 4 / default SD card SSdigital 4, SD chip select
25D3 / *SD_SSDigital header JP2 pad 6 (this entry's pad 25): digital pin 3 / optional SD card SSdigital 3, SD chip select option
26D2 / *SD_SSDigital header JP2 pad 5 (this entry's pad 26): digital pin 2 / optional SD card SSdigital 2, SD chip select option
27GNDDigital header JP2 pad 4 (this entry's pad 27): groundground
28RSTDigital header JP2 pad 3 (this entry's pad 28): resetreset
29D0 / RXDigital header JP2 pad 2 (this entry's pad 29): digital pin 0 / serial receiver (RX)digital 0, UART RX
30D1 / TXDigital header JP2 pad 1 (this entry's pad 30): digital pin 1 / serial transmitter (TX)digital 1, UART TX

Buses

BusSignalsPinsVoltageNote
I2C ×1SDA, SCLA4, A53.3 V at the Qwiic connector and Grove I2C connector, translated to the host board's level VOne bus on A4 (SDA) and A5 (SCL), exposed on the Qwiic JST connector and the Grove I2C connector. No on-board I2C device, so no addresses.
SPI ×1SCK, MISO, MOSI, SSD13 / SCK, D12 / MISO, D11 / MOSI, D4 / SD_SS3.3 V at the microSD slot VThe microSD slot uses the Nano's SPI bus with slave select on D4 by default; D2 and D3 are alternate selects via solder jumpers.
UART ×1RX, TXD0 / RX, D1 / TXtranslated to the host board's level VThe Grove UART connector (J4) carries the Nano's D0/D1 serial pair.

Power

Inputpowered by the host Nano board's nominal voltage, 3.3 V or 5.0 V per the board-selector switch
Input range3V3 input 3.3 V nominal from 3.3 V boards; 5V input 5.0 V nominal from 5 V boards

Outputs

RailRatingNote
Grove VCC3.3 V or 5.0 V Vfollows the board-selector switch position
Qwiic / microSD3.3 V Valways 3.3 V regardless of the switch, per the datasheet's note

Notes

Arduino numbers JP1 and JP2 each from 1 to 15 with JP2 running the opposite way, so a single pin list would carry two pads numbered 15. pins[] numbers JP1 1-15 and JP2 16-30 in the datasheet's own row order and names the connector and the vendor's pad number in every description - the same offset the Nano R4 entry uses. Labels are the 'Function' column of the datasheet's pinout tables 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 (text layer, no vision). The datasheet publishes no I2C address (the carrier has no I2C device) and no pull-up or decoupling values.

AI context

Dense context for pasting into a model prompt — addresses, pinout, voltages, tolerances and the vendor's reference circuit.

PART: Arduino Nano Connector Carrier, SKU ASX00061 - a 28 mm x 43 mm carrier that a Nano-family board plugs into, adding Qwiic, Grove and microSD connectivity. It has no microcontroller: two Nano headers (J2, J3) take the host board and the carrier's translators present that board's buses on the outside world. Translators fitted: U1, U2, U3 and U5 are SN74LVC1G125DCKR push-pull buffers, U4 is a TCA9406DCUR open-drain I2C translator. Connectors: J5 and J7 Grove analogue/digital, J4 Grove UART, J8 Qwiic I2C, J9 microSD, S1 the 3.3 V / 5 V board-selector switch.
PINOUT: the vendor numbers the two Nano headers independently and in opposite directions - JP1 (analog side) pads 1-15 run D13 / SCK, +3.3 V, B0 / AREF, A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, +5V, BOOT1, GND, VIN; JP2 (digital side) is printed as pad 15 down to pad 1 running D12 / MISO, D11 / MOSI, D10 / SS, D9, D8, D7, D6, D5, D4 / SD_SS, D3 / *SD_SS, D2 / *SD_SS, GND, RST, D0 / RX, D1 / TX. Because two pads cannot both be number 15, this entry numbers JP1 1-15 and JP2 16-30 in the datasheet's own row order, with the vendor's pad number printed in every description (the Nano R4 convention).
I2C: one bus only, on A4 (SDA) and A5 (SCL), brought out to both the Qwiic JST connector and the Grove I2C connector, plus the Nano headers. There is no I2C device on the carrier itself, so no address is published and addresses is empty.
SUPPLY: the carrier is powered from the host board's nominal voltage - 3.3 V in, or 5.0 V in - selected by the board-selector switch, which the datasheet lists as compatible with Nano ESP32, Arduino Nano, Nano 33 IoT, Nano Every, Nano 33 BLE, Nano 33 BLE Rev2, Nano 33 BLE Sense, Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2, Nano RP2040 Connect and Nano Matter. Recommended operating temperature -40 to +85 C (25 C typical).
LOGIC AND LEVELS: the switch sets the Grove connectors' VCC pin and the logic level the translators present to the host, so the Grove side follows the host board. The Qwiic connector and the microSD slot are always +3.3 V regardless of the switch position, and the Qwiic connector's logic is fixed at 3.3 V, translated to the host voltage by the on-board translators. Setting the switch to the wrong position for the Nano fitted puts 5 V on a 3.3 V board's Grove connector, or starves a 5 V board's Grove devices.
REFERENCE CIRCUIT: level translation is on the carrier - SN74LVC1G125DCKR push-pull buffers for the analogue/digital and UART paths, TCA9406DCUR open-drain for I2C - so no external shifter is needed between a 5 V Nano and the 3.3 V Qwiic bus. The datasheet publishes no pull-up or decoupling values for the carrier, so none are recorded here.
TRAPS: (1) the microSD slot's SPI slave select defaults to D4; D2 and D3 are alternate selects, selectable with the carrier's solder jumpers, and all three are marked on the header as SD_SS options. (2) The Qwiic connector is 3.3 V even when the switch is on 5 V - only the Grove connectors follow the switch. (3) The carrier needs the host board's voltage to match the switch, and the switch position also sets Grove VCC. (4) The microSD card and the Qwiic connector share the host's I2C/SPI pins with the Nano headers, so the corresponding header pads are occupied.

Provenance

Every figure on this page was read from the 2 sources below and last checked on Oct 29, 2026.